About this title: Kathy and Bruce Harrison have taken in foster children for over 10 years. In this dramatic memoir, Kathy writes about the experience, focusing on three of the children who have been in her care: Danny, retarded and potentially dangerous; Sara, promiscuous at age 6 because of her abused background; and Karen, an infant from a troubled home.
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
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Description: Very Good in VERY GOOD jacket. 1585422002 light wear to book and DJ books may have some minor wearhouse damage. Stickers may be on spine or covers. read more
Description: Very Good in VG jacket. 1585422002 some wear to covers and edges, DJ has some scuffing books may have some minor wearhouse damage. Stickers may be on spine or covers. read more
Description: Very Good in VERY GOOD jacket. 1585422002 some wear at edges, DJ has some edgewear books may have some minor wearhouse damage. Stickers may be on spine or covers. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Jeremy P. Tarcher
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781585422005ISBN:1585422002
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. may have price &/or mark on cover. pages vg/vg+ or better. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 240 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Tarcher
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781585422821ISBN:1585422827
Description: New. Brand new. Just a bit of ever so slight shelf wear but it is new, crisp and unread! May have publishers remainder mark on the edge just to assure it is not returned to the store. From Publishers Weekly: It's 1988, and Harrison, a happily married mother o. read more
Description: Harrison, Kathy., Jeremby P. Tarcher/ Putnam, nd, c2003, 1st Edition (Uncorrected Proof/ UCP), illus. soft cover, fine, 225 pp, tall 8vo, 'A Story of Shattered Childhoods and the Redemption of Love' read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Tarcher
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781585422821ISBN:1585422827
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Description: Brand New. Hardcover. Teaching a Head Start program for at-risk four-year-olds, Harrison felt moved to take one abandoned little girl named Angie home. Then came Madeleine, Gabrielle, Tyrone and more, nearly a hundred foster children in all over the next thirteen years. But when Sara arrived, with a police record already at age six, she proved to be the spark that ignited and almost destroyed her foster home. A riveting, unflinchingly honest page-turner of a true story. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Tarcher
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781585422005ISBN:1585422002
Description: Good. Good: A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dust cover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels. About Austin eBooks Austin eBooks is committed to providing each customer with the highest standard of customer service! We add inventory to our store daily, and guarantee order processing and shipment ... read more
Description: Very good. Appearance of only slight previous use. Cover and binding show a little wear. All pages are undamaged with potentially only a few, small markings. Help save a tree. Buy all your used books from Green Earth Books. Read. Recycle and Reuse! read more
"Another Place at the Table is about a woman who runs a foster home for kids who have gone through tough times, whether its abuse, children who have been neglected, and many other cases. She shares the stories and her experiences she went through with each specific child and how it affected them, and changed their lives. This book related to the society in many ways. It made me realize that so many children out there need homes, its not just a one time deal. I related it to my life because I realized how lucky I am to have such wonderful parents who actually care about me, and that I shouldn't ever take them for granite, and learn to appreciate them. In chapter three around page 56, Harrison talks about real life situations, like how times were tough how they had to share clothes and give the kids hand-me-downs. It shows the children's reactions in the book, and gets very emotional. That's one thing tat made this book so effective, all the emotions. I cried a couple times while reading it. Girls old enough to handle all the emotions are the people who would enjoy this book most. If you don't like really touchy-feelings books, this isn't the book for you. Personally, this wasn't my type of book because I prefer the more happy books without sad stories in it, however it was still a great book to read. You just have to be able to deal with the heartbreaking stories. The writers style of writing was about her past experience and simply telling the stories of what happened with each of the children she took in her home. It's a great book and I recommend reading if you can handle the emotional stories."
"After reading this book, I have a huge amount of respect and admiration for Kathy and Bruce Harrison and all other foster parents who take in and love broken children. The stories of their foster children are shocking, heartbreaking, honest, sad, and sometimes even triumphant. We need more people like the Harrisons in this world!"
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